Lenovo today announced two new ThinkPad Edge laptops with optional touch screens. ThinkPad Edge E431 and ThinkPad Edge E531 are 14" and 15.6" notebooks that target small business users looking for a slim and light mainstream portable computer. The ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531 are also the first ThinkPads to include an all new Lenovo OneLink connector for simplified connectivity through a single cable connection.

At 1 inch thin and only 4.7 pounds for the E431 and 5.4 Lbs for the E531, the Edge equips professionals with a thinner and lighter mainstream notebook design without sacrificing business-class performance. The 14-inch HD+ 1600 x 900 touch screen with multi touch capability provides clear, bright images while 5 button click pad allows user s to click almost anywhere on the trackpad.

In addition, the ThinkPad Edge provides all-day mobile productivity with up to eight hours of battery life and up to 1TB of HDD storage. Rarely do small businesses often have a dedicated IT department, that's why the Edge comes outfitted with Lenovo Solution Center for Small Business, which includes hardware-based capabilities to improve productivity and enhance security.

The ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531 will be available starting in May. Models start at approximately $539.